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#ABA3C8

#aba3c8 ≈ Pastel Purple

  • violet
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#aba3c8 is a color from the violet family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 67.06% red, 63.92% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 14.5% cyan, 18.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 252.97°, with 25.17% saturation and 71.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Purple (#b39eb5), ΔE 6.65.

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Relative luminance0.3902

Complementary

  1. #aba3c8
  2. #c0c8a3

Split complementary

  1. #aba3c8
  2. #c8bea3
  3. #aec8a3

Analogous

  1. #a3aec8
  2. #aba3c8
  3. #bea3c8

Triadic

  1. #aba3c8
  2. #c8aba3
  3. #a3c8ab

Tetradic

  1. #aba3c8
  2. #c8a3c0
  3. #c0c8a3
  4. #a3c8ab

Square

  1. #aba3c8
  2. #c8a3ae
  3. #c0c8a3
  4. #a3c8be

Monochromatic

  1. #5a4f83
  2. #7f73ab
  3. #aba3c8
  4. #d7d3e5
  5. #f3f2f7

Shades

#aba3c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #aba3c8
  2. #9a93b4
  3. #8982a0
  4. #78728c
  5. #676278
  6. #565264
  7. #444150
  8. #33313c
  9. #222128
  10. #111014
  11. #000000

Tints

#aba3c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #aba3c8
  2. #b3acce
  3. #bcb5d3
  4. #c4bfd9
  5. #cdc8de
  6. #d5d1e4
  7. #dddae9
  8. #e6e3ef
  9. #eeedf4
  10. #f7f6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#aba3c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #aba3c8
  2. #a7a0c1
  3. #a29cba
  4. #9e99b2
  5. #9a95ab
  6. #9692a4
  7. #918e9d
  8. #8d8b96
  9. #89878e
  10. #848487
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a9a6b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9ba8ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ca7c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a6a9af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2a6c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a2a6c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a8a6ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-aba3c8 {
  color: #aba3c8;
}
Background
.bg-aba3c8 {
  background-color: #aba3c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-aba3c8 {
  border: 2px solid #aba3c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #aba3c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 171 163 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 25% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-aba3c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #aba3c8, #bea3c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-aba3c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(171 163 200 / 0.35);
}

#b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.65 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 7.31 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 8.33 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 8.80 #c9a0dc Wisteria ΔE 9.02 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.22 #d8bfd8 Thistle ΔE 10.90 #545c37 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Pastel Purple
#aba3c8  rgb(171, 163, 200)  hsl(253, 25%, 71%)  Pastel Purple
#c0c8a3  rgb(192, 200, 163)  hsl(73, 25%, 71%)  Sage
#c8aba3  rgb(200, 171, 163)  hsl(13, 25%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#a3c8ab  rgb(163, 200, 171)  hsl(133, 25%, 71%)  Dark Sea Green